Before watching the first episode of the 24th series of Never Mind the Buzzcocks (we like to be specific about these things), we hadn’t heard word of comedian Paul Foot and his mental take on everything. However, it turns out that his stand-up is just as funny as his attempt to psych out Lee from Steps on Buzzcocks, so his gigs are something to look out for. The good news is that tour dates for his new 2016 show, ‘Tis A Pity She’s A Piglet, have recently been announced and full details can be found below.
His earlier Edinburgh fringe show, Still Life, went on tour throughout 2011, following on from the success of his 2010 show, Ash in the Attic, which was directed by Noel Fielding (the two used to do gigs together when they were studying for their City & Guilds in comedy, or something like that. Our source is a knock-off video we think we watched years ago hosted by Zsa Zsa Gábor and French anarchist singer-songwriter, Léo Ferré. It’s all a bit of a freaky hazy dream right now, but possibly true nonetheless).
Since his earlier gigs, Foot’s been spinning out a series of live stand-up comedy tours throughout the UK-land, bringing his devil-may-care, surrealist take to the masses. Having already put in a big shift throughout 2014 with Paul Foot’s Hovercraft Symphony in Gammon Sharp Major tour, he’s back in 2016 and early 2017 with yet more wild abandon in ‘Tis A Pity She’s A Piglet. We’ll be constantly updating details when we can find the time (in and among combing our hair and drinking neat Orangina from a Tommy Tippy cup) to keep you in on the loopssip to get to see the illusive comedian in a city, town or village fete near you.
Paul Foot 2016 tour dates:
October 2016:
Tuesday 18th October – Backyard Comedy Club, Bethnal Green, London
UK Tour: ‘Tis A Pity She’s A Piglet
Thursday 27th October – The Alhambra, Bradford
Friday 28th October – The Gala Theatre, Durham
Saturday 29th October – Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal
Sunday 30th October – Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury
November 2016:
Wednesday 2nd November – The Stables, Milton Keynes – Sold out
Thursday 3rd November – The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury – Sold out
Wednesday 9th November – G-Live, Guildford – Sold out
Thursday 10th November – Swindon Arts Centre, Swindon
Friday 11th November – Glee Club, Birmingham
Saturday 12th November – Windsor Firestation, Windsor
Thursday 17th November – The Slaughterhouse, Liverpool
Friday 18th November – The Key Theatre, Peterborough
Saturday 19th November – Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham
Thursday 24th November – Fruitspace, Hull
Friday 25th November – The Engine Shed, Lincoln
Saturday 26th November – Square Chapel, Halifax
Wednesday 30th November – The Playhouse, Norwich
December 2016:
Thursday 1st December – The Komedia, Brighton
Friday 2nd December – Warwick Arts Centre, Warwick
Saturday 3rd December – The Churchill Theatre, Bromley, London
Thursday 8th December – The Lowry, Salford
Friday 9th December – The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton
Saturday 10th December – South Street, Reading
February 2017:
Thursday 2nd February – The Lantern, Colston Hall, Bristol
Friday 3rd February – The Old Fire Station, Oxford
Saturday 4th February – The Palace Theatre, Southend
Thursday 9th February – The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
Friday 10th February – Oran Mor, Glasgow
Saturday 11th February – City Varieties, Leeds
Thursday 16th February – Glee Club, Cardiff
Friday 17th February – Pontardawe Arts Centre, Pontardawe
Saturday 18th February – Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa
Wednesday 22nd February – The Cookie, Leicester
Thursday 23rd February – The Cookie, Leicester
Friday 24th February – Leicester Square Theatre, London
Saturday 25th February – The Junction, Cambridge
Paul Foot 2014 gigs and tour dates archive (for anyone tickled enough to try some metaphysical time travel):
July 2014:
Monday 21st July – Secret Edinburgh Preview, London
Wednesday 23rd July – Edinburgh Preview, The Cookie, Leicester
Thursday 24th July – Secret Edinburgh Preview, London – Sold Out
Saturday 26th July – Secret Edinburgh Preview, London
Monday 28th July – Secret Edinburgh Preview, London
Thursday 31st July – The Underbelly, Edinburgh Festival – Paul Foot’s Hovercraft Symphony in Gammon Sharp Major tour premier
August 2014:
Friday 1st August – Sunday 24th August (excl. 11th) – The Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014 – Paul Foot’s Hovercraft Symphony in Gammon Sharp Major tour
October 2014:
UK dates for Paul Foot’s Hovercraft Symphony in Gammon Sharp Minor
Thursday 9th October – Glyndwr University – Catrin Finch Centre, Wrexham
Friday 10th October – Colston Hall, Bristol
Saturday 11th October – The Gatehouse Theatre, Stafford
Sunday 12th October – The Exeter Phoenix, Exeter
Tuesday 14th October – The Gala Theatre, Durham
Wednesday 15th October – The Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh
Thursday 16th October – The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
Friday 17th October – Oran Mor, Glasgow
Saturday 18th October – The Bloomsbury Theatre, London
Wednesday 22nd October – The Komedia, Bath
Thursday 23rd October – The Slaughter House, Liverpool
Friday 24th October – The Winding Wheel, Chesterfield
Saturday 25th October – The Playhouse Theatre, Norwich
Sunday 26th October – Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester
Wednesday 29th October – Swindon Arts Centre, Swindon
Thursday 30th October – The Artrix, Bromsgrove
Friday 31st October – Just The Tonic, Nottingham
November 2014:
Saturday 1st November – City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds
Wednesday 5th November – Glee Club, Birmingham
Thursday 6th November – Farnham Maltings, Farnham
Saturday 8th November – The Lighthouse, Poole
Sunday 9th November – Glee Club, Cardiff
Thursday 13th November – Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham
Friday 14th November – West End Centre, Aldershot
Saturday 15th November – The Junction, Cambridge
Wednesday 19th November – The Komedia, Brighton
Thursday 20th November – The Palace Theatre, Southend
Friday 21st November – The Stables, Milton Keynes
Wednesday 26th November – The Atkinson, Southport
Thursday 27th November – The Venue, Derby – Available on 01332 203545
Friday 28th November – Warwick Arts Centre, Warwick
Sunday 30th November – The Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone
December 2014:
Friday 5th December – The Lowry, Salford
